This Macintosh software is for use in designing, analyzing, and
simulating experiments involving the polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
PCR is a technique used by molecular biologists to amplify highly
selected segments of DNA. If you never heard of PCR, you probably have
no use for this program.
To use Amplify you must supply the sequences of the primers and the
target DNA. The software then analyzes the combination of primers and
target sequence you have chosen to determine what portions of the
target are likely to be amplified. The result is a graphical map of
the target sequence, primer binding sites and amplified fragments. The
program also provides various bits of helpful information about the
reaction products, primer binding sites, potential dimer formation,
etc., that can help in planning a PCR experiment and designing
primers.
